Metrics · Retention · Finance · Monthly · %

Dollar Churn Rate

The percentage of recurring revenue lost specifically to full cancellations, excluding downgrades.

Formula

MRR from churned accounts / MRR at start of period x 100

How to measure

Sum the MRR held by accounts that fully cancelled during the period and divide by the total MRR at the start of that period.

Why track it

Dollar churn shows the direct revenue impact of losing customers entirely, which can differ sharply from the logo churn count if large accounts are affected.

Example

A company loses just 3 accounts worth $18,000 combined MRR out of a $300,000 starting base, a 6% dollar churn rate.

Dollar Churn Rate — Growth metric · Cofounderbase